August 2009
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I'm Alive
And so is the bulldog, who managed to survive the trip to the Back Bay despite considerable yelping while the movers were present. After being sad for all of a millisecond about our departure from Beacon Hill, Patrick and I proceeded to unpack, furnish, and get settled into the new place. After endless hours of assessing pieces of furniture, the worst of it (Ikea) is over. Next up: some home...
Aug 29th
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Aug 27th
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Bye, Bye Beacon Hill!
So, I’m moving to the Back Bay. Patrick and I returned from Europe yesterday, and we have to pack up our things immediately — debilitating jetlag or not — so that there’s time for our old apartment to get a paint job by September 1st, the day the new tenants move in. (Patrick insists packing can be completed today, though I remain quite doubtful.) I am attempting to enlist...
Aug 26th
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WatchWatch
Kryo-Man makes an appearance at Amnesia’s laser light show, a first-of-its-kind nightclub production. This was hands-down my favorite show of the whole trip.
Aug 26th
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“When Playboy’s first issue came out, photo manipulation and boob jobs were...”
– Sex and the Ivy, “A Capitalist Motive Behind The Beauty Myth” If you appreciated my post about plus-size Glamour model Lizzi Miller, then read my latest entry on Sex and the Ivy about the capitalist motivations behind making women idealize a certain kind of body.
Aug 24th
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juli b: boston | "pawsh spice" →
My write-up of Pawsh Dog Boutique for luxury lifestyle e-zine julib.com. On Thursday, I’ll be moving into the Back Bay, where Pawsh has become the go-to store for pet essentials. Hamlet will surely be a regular.
Aug 24th
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Aug 24th
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Aug 24th
Aug 21st
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Some footage from Pacha last night. Cathy and David Guetta throw the “F*** Me I’m Famous!” party on Thursday nights all summer in Ibiza.
Aug 21st
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James Blunt just shook my hand.
And Naomi Campbell lives in the villa next door to Zac. Welcome to Ibiza.
Aug 21st
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Aug 21st
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College Candy: "The Stigma Against Rough Sex" →
A common mantra of BDSM culture is “Safe, Sane, and Consensual”, something I thought everyone knew about, but even a prominent disclaimer failed to convince the critics that I’d truly provided my consent. And perhaps, that was what bothered me most of all. These commenters, who decried my partner as “disgusting” and my relationship as “demeaning”, were simultaneously refusing to recognize my...
Aug 20th
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“I went to the gym the other day and the only people there were models, club...”
– Zac, on the daily going-ons of his life in Ibiza
Aug 20th
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How To Work From Home Without Going Insane
Most of the time, I love the convenience of my work-from-home job, but occasionally (particularly in the dead of Boston winter), I think I’m going to pull a “Heeere’s Johnny!” on my roommate and our unsuspecting bulldog. I’ve been working remotely since October 2008 for an education nonprofit based in the Midwest (though I’m leaving my job this fall to return to...
Aug 19th
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Aug 19th
Aug 19th
Fall Bacontern (Marketing Internship for Bacon...
This is how you write a job description. If I were in Seattle, I would almost certainly apply for this job just based on the ad alone, which is so good that I had to repost it in its entirety. The original post (and email address to apply) is here. Want a boring internship? Go work for a bank or an accounting firm. Want a fun internship that will set you on the path to a righteous marketing...
Aug 17th
“For those of you who aren’t aware, I used to be religious. And not just the...”
– Kennedy
Aug 17th
Ibiza
It’s on! I managed to find a flight that wasn’t preposterously priced (danke shön, Air Berlin), so I’m leaving Thursday for four days of Spanish cuisine, nude beaches, and electronic music. Granted, none of the above justifies the purchase of a plane ticket on a freelance salary if not for the promise of one-on-one time with my friend Zac, my favorite American on this continent...
Aug 16th
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Aug 16th
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My Favorite Birthday Email
from: Courtney Kennedy to: Lena Chen date: Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 11:13 AM subject: dear best friend: thank you for being born ‘ello love! How delighted I am that you exist! I hope (and assume) you’re having a fan-fucking-tastic time in Europez. Superficially we have nothing in common, but I do adore you. You’re the most generous person I know. Hahaha a fact that I share often,...
Aug 13th
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Off to the Kröller-Müller Museum. Final destination: Amsterdam, where there will be a celebration of my reluctant journey toward my mid-twenties.
Aug 13th
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The Harvard Crimson: "24 Hours in Belgrade" →
A rundown of my first day (of three) in Belgrade. Very nice trip, especially the food. Photos (of both city and meal) to come!
Aug 12th
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JetBlue's $599 One-Month All-You-Can-Jet Pass →
If you plan on multiple trips between September 8 and October 8, check out the All-You-Can-Jet Pass, a Jetblue promotion that offers you unlimited travel (domestic taxes and fees included!) to any city where the airline flies. If you’ve already booked a flight for that time period, you can call Jetblue to upgrade it to a pass by paying the difference. Last day to buy the pass is August 21.
Aug 12th
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Così fan tutte
The performance of Così fan tutte (also known as The School For Lovers) at this year’s Salzburg Festival is a contemporary rendition of the classic opera by Mozart. The opera offers an unfavorable view of women and their supposed fickleness, though it’s hard to say whether it is a self-aware, tongue-in-cheek criticism of all players in the game of love or merely an unfortunate example...
Aug 12th
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Aug 10th
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Aug 10th
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Aug 10th
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The Harvard Crimson: "Eating In" →
I started cooking last year after I moved off-campus to live with my boyfriend, who has an actual kitchen and uses it to make exactly three varieties of salad. When I decided that it was time for us to incorporate heat into our kitchen regimen, my mother saw it as a long-awaited opportunity to instruct me in Chinese cooking… A summer postcard from Osnabrück about cooking a Chinese meal in...
Aug 10th
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Aug 3rd
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Aug 3rd
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Aug 2nd
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Vacation Time
After telling everyone that I’m taking August, I now plan to actually take August off (well, kind of). Tomorrow morning, I’m off to Salzburg with Patrick as my chauffeur. Hamlet, unfortunately, will not be joining us for the opera we’re seeing there, a contemporary rendition of a Mozart piece. (My fingers are crossed that subtitles are not in Italian.) A rough schedule for the...
Aug 1st
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What Happens When You Shower In Germany Without...
You wind up using “aloe vera” shampoo for five days before your boyfriend points out that it’s for dogs.
Aug 1st